where did my fonts go and how to get them back?

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where did my fonts go and how to get them back?

This question applies to my macbook. I've compared my macbook with those a few others and notice that I'm missing various fonts. I wonder if I might have left something out when I did a custom install of the OS, or perhaps deleted some accidentally.
Common fonts that my computer does not have include: Century Gothic, Tahoma, Gulim, and a whole bunch of others.
Any idea where these fonts might have gone and how they can get them back?

It is creating a problem when I receive Pages documents from others, because of missing fonts.

Thanks for any suggestions.

imac 2.4 GHz, 24" monitor, Mac OS X (10.4.11), also use macbook

Posted on Jan 4, 2008 10:37 AM

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KOENIG Yvan

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Jan 4, 2008 11:18 AM in response to Soul Forest

Hello

You may look at:

<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307069>

to get the list of fonts installed by Mac OS X 10.5

Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE vendredi 4 janvier 2008 20:18:21)

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DennisG

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Jan 4, 2008 11:23 AM in response to Soul Forest

Soul,

It's theoretically possible that those fonts aren't installed. On the other hand, they may be installed, and you're just not finding them.

Two things to check: 1) Is Pages the only program that's not finding them? and 2) Did you open up the fonts palette and click on All Fonts in the Collections list?

-Dennis

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Soul Forest Author

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Jan 4, 2008 11:34 AM in response to Soul Forest

I checked the list of OS X installed fonts for Tiger and could see that Century Gothic, Gulim, and Tahoma do not come installed.
I now have a theory that the other people whose macs I checked have Microsoft Office installed, and that is why they have those fonts. I, on the other hand, do not have MS Office, which might explain why I don't have those fonts.
Does that sound like a good explanation?

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DennisG

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Jan 4, 2008 12:01 PM in response to Soul Forest

Soul,

You might be right about that. On the other hand, of the three typefaces you mentioned, only Tahoma has a Microsoft copyright on it. But I suppose its possible that Microsoft is using some non-Microsoft typefaces in their Office collection.

-Dennis

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KOENIG Yvan

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Jan 5, 2008 1:59 AM in response to Soul Forest

Hello

The best way to know which fonts are installed is the page published by Apple.

I gave the link to Mac OS 5 one (Tahoma IS installed by Mac OS 10.5).
On this page you will find a link to the 10.3 one and a link to the 10.4 one.

Of course, I didn't search for you 😉

Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE samedi 5 janvier 2008 10:58:40)

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